Pia by happycatmeow32

Format: Commander

Commander: Pia, Aether Ascetic

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This mono-green combo deck leverages Pia, Aether Ascetic in the command zone as a dedicated enchantment tutor to assemble an alternate win condition around Helix Pinnacle. The primary game plan accelerates through a dense suite of 1-drop mana dorks and land auras, deploying Pia on Turn 2 or 3 to search for Helix Pinnacle or high-impact engine pieces like Growing Rites of Itlimoc and Unbound Flourishing. By Turn 4, the deck deploys high-volume mana generators such as Circle of Dreams Druid, Priest of Titania, or Fanatic of Rhonas, often pairing them with Umbral Mantle or Seedborn Muse to produce massive or infinite green mana. On Turn 5, this mana is funneled directly into Helix Pinnacle to place 100 tower counters, sealing victory on the following upkeep. A deep suite of 1-mana protection spells and Pinnacle's innate shroud shield the combo, while Craterhoof Behemoth provides a reliable combat-based backup plan.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Autumn's Veil
  • 1 Badgermole Cub
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Defend the Rider
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Evendo, Waking Haven
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 30 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Harmonize
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Helix Pinnacle
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Karametra's Acolyte
  • 1 Kenrith's Transformation
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Leyline of Abundance
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Tribe
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Necklace of Girion
  • 1 Noxious Revival
  • 1 Nyx Lotus
  • 1 Nyxbloom Ancient
  • 1 Omnath, Locus of Mana
  • 1 Pia, Aether Ascetic
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Regal Behemoth
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Silkguard
  • 1 Simulacrum Shaper
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of the Dryads
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Unbound Flourishing
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Virtue of Strength // Garenbrig Growth
  • 1 Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Zendikar Resurgent